Lamentations 4:19

Hebrew	קַלִּ֤ים הָיוּ֙plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 רֹדְפֵ֔ינוּ מִנִּשְׁרֵ֖י שָׁמָ֑יִםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigשָׁמַיִם hebrew Meanings: * Heaven or heavens * Sky * Compass Masculine noun. The word is dual in form (ending in -ַיִם) which normally indicates two things (like eyes and hands), however, however it functions as a plural. Deuteronomy 10:14 states that Genesis 1:20Psalm 115:3 עַל הֶהָרִ֣ים דְּלָקֻ֔נוּ בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר אָ֥רְבוּ לָֽנוּ
ESV	Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains; they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
NIV	Our pursuers were swifter than eagles in the sky; they chased us over the mountains and lay in wait for us in the desert.
NLT	Our enemies were swifter than eagles in flight. If we fled to the mountains, they found us. If we hid in the wilderness, they were waiting for us there.
LXX	κοῦφοι ἐγένοντο οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article διώκοντες ἡμᾶς ὑπὲρ ἀετοὺς οὐρανοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὐρανός Meaning: * The sky * Air * Heaven or heavens 278 occurrences in the New Testament. Οὐρανός is used in Scripture to describe the sky and universe (that is, the visible expanse above the earth) as well as the transcendent realm where God is present. For example, in Matthew 6:26Matthew 24:29Matthew 6:9 ἐπὶ τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ὀρέων ἐξήφθησαν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. ἐρήμῳ ἐνήδρευσαν ἡμᾶς
KJV	Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.

^{Lamentations 4:18 ← Lamentations 4:19 → Lamentations 4:20}

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